A benefit of CoLRiC membership is the eligibility to nominate a team or individual for our two national awards. Every year we issue a call for nominations that demonstrate the quality, excellence and organisational impact of service provision on the teaching, learning and student experience. We’re keen to encourage you to highlight your creativity, enthusiasm […]

The CoLRiC Management Committee hopes all is well and that you are enjoying the sunshine. We’re delighted to publish the Spring issue of CoLRiC Impact. It’s a bumper edition, under the editorship of Bradford College’s Lakshmi Banner. ‘I am really proud of the content we have been able to bring to you. For this I […]

We’d like to share with the library, information and learning resources community an article recently published in the Winter edition of CoLRiC Impact, the quarterly publication of the Council for Learning Resources in Colleges. It’s entitled ‘Creating a neuroinclusive library’ and written by Charlie Parkinson, Library Learning Facilitator at Bradford College. It provides fascinating insight […]

In February 2025 CoLRiC published its latest edition of CoLRiC Impact, the second issue for the 2024/2025 academic year. The winner of CoLRiC’s Innovative Practice Award for 2024 was Leicester College Library for its Gameracy Programme in support of literacy and reading, numeracy and digital skills. Gameracy is a game-based programme for disengaged students that […]

A significant benefit of CoLRiC membership is the eligibility to nominate a team or individual for our national awards. Every year we issue a call for nominations that demonstrate the creativity, quality and organisational impact of service provision on the teaching, learning and student experience. It provides an opportunity to take stock, reflect on and […]

A significant benefit of CoLRiC membership is the eligibility to nominate a team or individual for our national awards. Every year we issue a call for nominations that demonstrate the creativity, quality and organisational impact of service provision on the teaching, learning and student experience. It provides an opportunity to take stock, reflect on and […]

A significant benefit of CoLRiC membership is the eligibility to nominate a team or individual for our national awards. Every year we issue a call for nominations that demonstrate the creativity, quality and organisational impact of service provision on the teaching, learning and student experience. It provides an opportunity to take stock, reflect on and […]

Welcome to the summer edition of CoLRiC Impact, our fourth issue for the 2023/2024 academic year. We have an inspiring contribution from Hannah Painting, Academic Librarian, Northampton College Digital & Academic Resources Centre, who describes the digital transformation and rebranding of the library in a major project. ‘While those of us in the profession already […]

‘Libraries play a critical role in supporting organisational goals and strategies. Our resources and services have demonstrable value and impact helping create and sustain an institution-wide lifelong learning environment.’ Since its inception in 1993, CoLRiC has been the voice of Further Education and Sixth Form College Libraries and Learning Resource Services, encouraging and celebrating creativity, […]

In April 2023 CoLRiC announced the call for nominations for our annual national awards. As part of our celebratory 30th anniversary celebrations we wanted to showcase ‘creativity, value and impact’ with submissions that demonstrated the quality, excellence and organisational impact of library and learning resource service provision on the teaching, learning and student experience. All […]